The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-08
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tl0n OF heavy rain, almost daily, 60
experience that Is becoming extreme
ly monotonous, not 10 say annoying.
political circles, especially among
Democrats, the queatIons most dis
cussed are the tariff, the suspIas In
the National Treasury, and the prob.
able extra session of Congress IL De-
tsher next, consider these momen-
tous Issues Of such grave Import both
to the welfare ni tho country AID the
success OF The Democracy Nc Ran.
dali and The protection Democrats
generally, oppose an extra session,
and II Is thought the President rather
Inclines - the same opInIon, while
Mr.. Carlisle and his adherents are
understood to favor an oxtTa session.
But, while there Is great diversity ~
sentiment upon these subjects, oil
agree upon ono PROPOSE Ion --that
something must he done by Congress
10 relieve the people Of the United
States from evils resuliing from our
present ssstem Of internal taxation
and a faulty fiscal policy inherited
from the Republicans, both Of which
appear 10 combine TO produce Undue
trial depression and increase Of the
surplus.
Public Printer Benedict - still
wedding out large number of his
employees, and II would seem dismiss
al from the public service Is ths or
der OF the day, as ten clerks In the
Office Of the Second Controller Of the
Treasury have been notified that
their official services will not be re-
quired after July lst, and about the
same number viii he dropped Of the
Patent 0fiica rolls about that time ,
there are no charges against these
unfortunates-they will be simply
Isglslated out Of Office. And 80, be-
tween tho fear OF dismissal and the
new nightmare OF civil service re-
form for the 'ains," as well as the
"outs," many OF tho poor clerks are
broken OF their rest and have pale,
haggard, hunted look.
50 successful was the late Naiio nsl
Drill from a military standpoint
wholly the result nf individual eft f,rs
that General Sheridan, rs con-
maRder uf the Unitcd States Army,
will, In his annual report To the Sec
retary of War, recommend thst Con-
gress make provision for an annual
drill and encanpment, 70 be held
under the auspices Of the Army in
Washington In order that the lrre-
pressIble American military spirit
may be gratIfisd and disciplined.
The aags on all the public huiIi-
Iups in the N.tIonai Capital were
Flaced al htIf mtsi, by order of the
President, Cn .he day % the funeral
OF VIM, A. Wheeler, the man Who,
by the favor of fraud, filed the first
term Of Vice President Tho.nas A.
Hendricks. Mr.. Wheeler, after re-
tiring from office, lapsed into such
utter obscurity, becoming. too, both
mental and physiesl wreck in re-
cent years, s,-that he had baen almost
forgotten by the public. / will do the
dead man the poor justice 10 say that
he was far better than his acc0mplice,
r. b. Hayes, who as a common
chicken farmer, survives To bear the
shame Of the greatest outrage on lib
erty Of the century.
It /. whispered from the White
House that az event of most inter
estIng nature, that will be
memorable In history and la the
hvme-life of tie President and his
youthful wife, Is likely TO occur In
thnt grand mansion in the melan-
choly days OF November.
John Sherman has formed a com
bination with Levi p. Morton, the
millionaire statesman (?) OF New
York, by which 1t Is proposed 10
wrest ihe Empire Slate from Blaine's
support and make the Republican
ticket Sherman and Morton. The
latter's chief motive la the deal Is to
revenge himself upon the Blalneaos
for defeating him fer United States
Senator last winter. The strife in
New York between the Blaine and
Sherman forces Is waxing so warm
that II may ultimately revive all the
latent bitterness of the quarrel OF the
Stalwart and HalfBreed factions,
which led to the resignation Of Conk
ling and MeToo Platt, the disruption
OF the Republican party OF that State,
and the assassination Of Garfield.
One morning Mr.. Oliver, Justice
OF the Peace for the District OF Col
umbia, somewhat like Lord Byron,
woke 10 find himself famous. This
doughty Squire had been notified oI
his removal from the Office hs holds,
by the President, but Squire Oliver
denies the Executives right to re